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[03/06/2006] London store in talks with police to build in-store jail cellsOne of London’s premier department stores is in talks with police to build jail cells inside the store to hold shoplifters and identity thieves, police said yesterday. » More

[02/21/2006] Jail Inmates Were Stripped to Deter RiotsMore than 100 inmates at a Los Angeles County jail were ordered to strip naked, had their mattresses taken away and were left with only blankets to cover themselves for a day as Los Angeles Sheriff\'s Department officials tried to quell racially charged violence that has plagued the jail system for nearly two weeks. » More

[10/26/2005] Patriot Act bill would expand death penaltyThe House bill that would reauthorize the USA Patriot Act anti-terrorism law includes several little-noticed provisions that would dramatically transform the federal death penalty system, allowing smaller juries to decide on executions and giving prosecutors the ability to try again if a jury deadlocks on sentencing. » More

[10/24/2005] US prison population continued to grow in 2004The U.S. prison population, already the largest in the world, grew by 1.9 percent in 2004, leaving federal jails at 40 percent over capacity, according to Justice Department figures released on Sunday. » More

[10/13/2005] The prison industry in the United States: big business or a new form of slavery?For the tycoons who have invested in the prison industry, it has been like finding a pot of gold. They don’t have to worry about strikes or paying unemployment insurance, vacations or comp time. All of their workers are full-time, and never arrive late or are absent because of family problems; moreover, if they don’t like the pay of 25 cents an hour and refuse to work, they are locked up in isolation cells. » More